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San Diego International Airport SAN is the nation’s busiest single runway airport, however, its reduced runway capacity also limits the number of international flights the Airport can accommodate. Conde Nast Traveler magazine has ranked San Diego Airport as the fifth in the Nation's top airports, and number 1 in the State.

The Airport is located 3 miles northwest of downtown San Diego, California, and is only 20 miles from the Mexican border. It is conveniently situated on North Harbor Drive, off Interstate Hwy I-5, offering connections to S.R. 163, I-8 and I-15. The area is known for its mild climate, plentiful beaches and world-class attractions like the San Diego Zoo and Sea World.

With an estimate 17.3 million passengers in 2012 San Diego Airport is served by  major airlines and regional jet services, offering direct and connecting flights to all points of the globe. Southwest is its dominant carrier. 
Direct flights as of June 2013: Alaska to Kauai & Boston, American to Miami.

NOTE:  1. United Airlines flight assignments: Houston & Newark flights at T2; all San Francisco, Denver, Chicago, Washington Dulles at T1.  
2.. Global Entry technology is now available at SAN.

The passenger terminal complex at San Diego International Airport consists of three terminals – T1 & T2 and  the Commuter Terminal next to the Air Cargo Building. All three terminals are served at their curbside bus stops by accessible & free Red Bus shuttles running every 10 minutes. (For more information, please refer to 'Terminal Maps' page.)
If you need to pick up an arriving passenger at San Diego Airport, use the free Cell Phone Lot on North Harbor Drive (across the Coast Guard station);  wait in your car until your party has collected luggage and calls you for pick-up at the curb.

Other parking options at San Diego International Airport includes a cell phone lot, shaded lots outside each terminal, valet parking, & closeby long-term parking, as well as off-site parking lots with shuttle service. Note that during 2011 all T2 parking is relocated, served by frequent shuttles to the terminal. (For detailed parking information, click on 'Airport Parking'.)
Rental car reservation boards are near the baggage claim areas of Terminals 1 and 2. Use the courtesy phones provided to request shuttle transport to the car rental company of your choice; however using a reservation board is not always necessary. Rental car shuttles regularly operate at the Terminal 1 center traffic aisle and at the traffic island at the far west end of Terminal 2. If you follow the signs to any of these areas, a shuttle may already be waiting.

To get from San Diego Airport to your destination, you can rent a car, or take a taxi or limo (for taxis & limos check telephone directory or visit San Diego Convention & Visitors Bureau. Alternatively, shuttle vans and buses are a popular transportation option to your destination and are available at the Transportation Plazas across from Terminals 1 and 2, and at curbside at the Commuter Terminal.
1. The wheelchair accessible Metrobus (tel. 619-557-4555 or visit sdmts.com),  Route 992, stopping at all 3 terminals, runs 5am-11:30pm every 15 mins and weekends/ holidays every 30 mins. It connects with Trolley, COASTER and Amtrak stations to the Amtrak's Sa Fe Depot train station downtown San Diego, and from there to both the Amtrak Pacific Surfliner and the Coaster, which link Los Angeles & Orange Counties and North County (including Old Town, Sorrento Valley, Solana Beach, Encinitas, Carlsbad & Oceanside).
2. While Amtrak offers 12 daily roundtrips (buy tickets at Amtrak station) - the Coaster only runs Mon-Sat, and not on major Holidays.
For more information call Amtrak at 1-800-USA-RAIL or visit 'Amtrak California';  or call 1-800-262-7837 for Coaster or visit gonctd.com.
3. The San Diego Trolley is the City's light rail system with three lines to popular areas (i.e.,  downtown, Convention Center, SDSU, Old Town, Mexican Border.  While the Trolley does not stop at the Airport, its Blue & Orange lines make easy transfers with the Metbus Rout 992 at the America Plaza station.

Future Airport Developments:  
1.The ongoing ‘Green Build’ improvement project (the largest project in the Airport's history),  is to expand and renovate Terminal 2, add 600 more close-in short-term parking spaces in the parking lot, add 6 new gates at Terminal 2, upgrade the five existing north course gates, and create a new ticket lobby. -  all to be completed by Sumer 2013. 

2. The dual-level roadway, separating arriving & departing passengers, is progressing and there is now a white canopy over the check-in curb, while both of these projects still continue.

3.  A bi-national terminal is being built immediately across from the US/Mexican border fence, on US land, enabling Tijuana International Airport to serve as relief airport for the highly congested San Diego Airport. A bi-national bridge will connect to Tijuana Airport.
The development of a privately owned cross-border facility - intended to be used by ticketed airline passengers paying a toll to cross directly between San Diego and Tijuana via a 525-foot pedestrian bridge linking the Airport to a large terminal in Otay Mesa - involves (a) on the U.S. side construction of the terminal in Otay Mesa (which includes parking, check-in counters, & customs offices) and the bi-national bridge, and (b) on the Mexican side adapting Tijuana Airport's facilities so that they will connect to the bridge (the process of which has already begun).  The project is hoped to be completed by June 2014.


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San Diego SAN Airport Update History

  • Updated SAN Airlines Served page - May 14, 2013
  • Updated SAN Airports page - May 14, 2013
  • Updated SAN Official Website Links page - May 14, 2013
  • Updated SAN Airport Intro page - May 8, 2013
  • Updated SAN Food & Stores page - May 2, 2013
  • Updated SAN Main Terminals page - Apr 28, 2013
  • Updated SAN Direct Flights page - Mar 12, 2013
  • Updated SAN Parking On site page - Jan 15, 2013